Our Itinerary...
Day 1: Arrival to Ponta Delgada. Transfer to Hotel and check-in according to availability. Breakfast (included) at hotel. After breakfast, get to know Ponta Delgada on a tour by train ride through the city. Enjoy leisure time in the afternoon and a private Welcome Cocktail Party.
Day 2: Full-day tour Lagoa do Fogo
Breakfast & lunch included 9:00a.m. Departure towards the village of Lagoa. Visit the ceramic factory, then continue by mountain road to Lagoa do Fogo and view of the island at an altitude of 900 meters. Descend northwards and visit Caldeira Velha, where you can go in the natural thermal springs. Visit the Ribeira Grande hot springs and lunch (included) at a local restaurant. After lunch continue to Ribeira Grande - famous for its basalt architecture. Visit the church "Estrela" and the town and return to Ponta Delgada. Day 3: Full-day tour of Sete Cidades
Breakfast & lunch Included 9:00a.m. Departure from the hotel taking the mountain road towards the twin lakes. Stop at Vista do Rei viewpoint to take in the remarkable scenery. Descend to the valley of Sete Cidades on the crater ground, with the opportunity to leisurely walk along the shores of the green and blue lakes or just take a coffee break. Continue by the north coast and stop for lunch (included) at a local restaurant. Stop at Capelas, visit the Ethnographic Museum and then to the Pineapple Plantation growing in hothouses. Day 4: Full-day tour to Furnas
Breakfast & lunch included 9:00a.m. Departure along the south road passing the village of Lagoa and the viewpoint of Caloura. Stop at Vila Franca, the former capital of the island, for an historical visit and coffee break. Arrive at the valley of Furnas, visit the lake, hot springs and surrounding holes where meals are cooked by using underground vapors. The included lunch, “Cozido,” the traditional dish of the Azores, will be served in a local restaurant. After lunch, visit to the Terra Nostra Botanical Gardens (option to swim in a natural hot water swimming pool), and mineral water springs in the centre of the town. On the way back to the hotel, we will cross to the north coast we will stop at the tea plantation and at at Sta. Iria viewpoint and Ribeira Grande. Day 5: Free day, breakfast included.
Perfectly Planned would be happy to arrange a private excursion. Or maybe relax at the beach! Day 6: Full-day tour Nordeste
Breakfast & lunch included 9:00a.m. Departure from hotel in Ponta Delgada towards the north coast road, passing by the quaint villages along the coast and spectacular viewpoints with enchanting views of the northeast point of the island, reaching the village of Nordeste. Lunch (included) in a local restaurant or picnic at the "Ponta da Madrugada" viewpoint. Return by Agua Retorta, Povoação (the pioneer village of the island), through the valley of Furnas and along the south coast to Ponta Delgada. Day 7: Free day
Breakfast included. Perfectly Planned would be happy to arrange a private excursion. Or shopping day! Day 8: Departure transfer to the airport.
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Picture emerald beaches, dazzling blue lakes, verdant pastures, volcanic caverns, bubbling mud pots, sprawling sunrises and waterfalls cascading deep into ravines (which you can rappel into, by the way).
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Azores-4 Islands
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